good luck BarbicSoul .. but you should first examine the card before you try to "test" it . If something goes wrong , you could damage the motherboard . Remember that the PCIe delivers some voltages , and you don`t want to short something with the card . Yes it`s a small possibility , but you could cause damage , and i`m pretty sure you don`t want that to happen.

I tried this method with an old 8800GTS 640MB card a couple of years ago but it didnt work for me, probably a different issue that was causing the cards failure, so glad it worked for you though barbaric....... well done! Anyone for Physx and toast? You have heard of Baked Alaska? maybe now it should be called baked Akaska!

Freezer/oven things are not an exact science, it's closer to luck than an actual "trick". Then again if a card is broken, you have no warranty and no clue what's wrong with it luck is all you have left to gamble on. It's similar to slapping your CRT TV when it's acting up.

Freezer/oven things are not an exact science, it's closer to luck than an actual "trick". Then again if a card is broken, you have no warranty and no clue what's wrong with it luck is all you have left to gamble on. It's similar to slapping your CRT TV when it's acting up.

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Damn your coming out with some good sarcasm lately man, even for you, I like it

And I have to correct you on the last bit of your post, slapping a CRT when its acting up is and has been a known science for many years, aswell as kicking tyres and lifting a car bonnet when you have no idea what your looking at, scanning around to see if you have somehow magically become a mechanic and then closing it again when you relise you havent